Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1915-09-05 | Page 64 | Origin of Iron Cross

ORIGIN OF IRON CROSS Hon HOTT I Famous Military Honors Came toDo to io toDo Do Bo Gln Given o The Iron Cross which Is frequently mentioned In dispatches from m rem Berlin I has Its origin during the tho war with Napoleon Na Na- a- a In 1813 1513 At tho the su- su suggestion of oC General King P Fredrich It Wilhelm Wil- Wil 11 helm of or Prussia had these medals made to bo ho given I to his soldiers who had distinguished themselves for braver brav bray er cry ery It Is a Maltese cross of cast iron edged with Ith silver sliver The rhe crosses of or 15 16 bear the Initials F W W a crown and the tho date 1813 1513 Medals struck In 1570 1870 during the Franco Prussian war have tho the single letter W W for Cor WIllIam Willlam Will Will- illiam ill ill- Iam lam I I. I who became the f first first l German emperor The Theaward award of oC the cross crOSH to the rank rank and file carries with It an ll- ll al lowance of or 3 marls marks and antl 6 about 75 15 cents month monthly For conspicuous bravery raven In the Presence of or the enemy Great Britain decorates her soldiers with the well- well known Victoria Cross Tho The medal is a bronze bronzo Maltese cross surmounted surmounted surmounted-b by a lion r and bears the Inscription For alor Valor In a scroll hen Chen the cross Is given to a private nto or noncommissioned officer a pension of oC no 10 goes with tho the award The Lc Legion lon of or Honor is IN 1 the only or or- or der of oC merit that exists In France r apolean authorized the decoration in 1802 when he was wal the tho first consul of or the republic The cross may bo ho won by civilians cl for fol distinguished service In times o of or i peace as well as h by soldiers soldiers sol sol- diers on the battlefield ld It consists of or ofa ofa a star of oC five fhe double rays ray which has hasan hasan hasan an effigy Of oC the republic and two tricolor tricolor tricolor tri tri- color standards with the tho device lIon Hon neur flour et Patrie Empress E Catherine II Instituted the Russian Order of oC St. St George Georgo In 1769 1763 fc for r her officers of ot the arm army and nav navy The order r has now four classes for commissioned officers and a fifth grade rade for Cor common soldiers The cross Is presented for tor taken taking a a. fortress of essel vessel vessel ves ves- sel for tor conspicuous conspicuous presence of oC mind and for fer r counsel that mu may lead to victory vic vic- tory It Is a 11 gold edged uld ed enamel Maltese fa tese cross and I It t hears bears a n r red Plaque of r St. St George and the dragon I I